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Surrounding waters remain protected, preserving coral reefs and mangrove ecosystems that lend the island a sense of quiet separation.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026
Visitors can make their way between a dazzling planetarium, an aquarium with live coral reefs, a natural history museum, and even an indoor rainforest dome populated by hundreds of tropical birds and butterflies.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2026
Conical, feathery and brilliantly colored in blues, pinks, plum and orange, these tiny worms attach to coral reefs as larvae and then hang out, immobile, for the rest of their lives.
—Maggie Koerth, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
Venture out on the Anglin’s Pier Reef Snorkel Trail (best accessed from the Datura Avenue beach portal) to snorkel around three coral reefs that are within 100 yards of the shore.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026
Visitors can make their way between a dazzling planetarium, an aquarium with live coral reefs, a natural history museum, and even an indoor rainforest dome populated by hundreds of tropical birds and butterflies.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2026
Conical, feathery and brilliantly colored in blues, pinks, plum and orange, these tiny worms attach to coral reefs as larvae and then hang out, immobile, for the rest of their lives.
—Maggie Koerth, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
Venture out on the Anglin’s Pier Reef Snorkel Trail (best accessed from the Datura Avenue beach portal) to snorkel around three coral reefs that are within 100 yards of the shore.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
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“Coral reef.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coral%20reef. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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